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Mondo launches Marvel’s X-Men ’97 sixth scale line with Cyclops figure

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Mondo has announced that it is launching a new line of sixth scale action figures based upon Marvel Studios’ hit Disney+ animated series X-Men ’97, kicking things off with the group’s leader Scott Summers, a.k.a. Cyclops. The upcoming figure is available to pre-order now, priced at $220; check out the promotional images here… Our X-MEN […]

Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics announced during Nintendo Direct

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During today’s Nintendo Direct, Capcom has announced that it is bringing together seven of its classic Marvel-themed fighting titles later this year with the release of Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics. Complete with enhanced features like online matches, leaderboards, music jukebox and spectator mode, the collection features X-Men: Children of the Atom, Marvel […]

Marvel vs. Alien variant covers pit Xenomorphs against Marvel Heroes

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Back in April it was revealed that Marvel Comics’ next 20th Century Studios crossover event will see Earth’s Mightiest Heroes fighting to save Earth from a Xenomorph invasion in the limited series Aliens vs. Avengers, and the publisher has now announced that it will lead in to the monumental mash-up with a series of Marvel […]

Deadpool & Wolverine posters tease the Marvel Studios team-up

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After leaving audiences exhausted with an abundance of films and TV shows over the past few years, Marvel Studios has slammed on the brakes somewhat in 2024 as it looks to realign, with just one big screen offering incoming this year. It is however a big one, as Ryan Reynolds Wade Wilson joins forces with […]

Jordan Peele met with Marvel for X-Men and walked away…what happened!?

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Jordan Peele x Marvel Studios is something most people would clamor for. The visionary filmmaker is known for bold ideas and striking visuals, which would fit nicely into Marvel’s new era, but it didn’t pan out that way. Rumors swirl that he met with the studio over the MCU Blade project or Midnight Suns, but […]

Comic Book Preview – X-Men: Heir of Apocalypse #1

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The search for En Sabah Nur’s successor begins this coming week as Marvel Comics launches X-Men: Heir of Apocalypse, and you can check out the official preview of the first issue below… For centuries, Apocalypse tested the mutants of Earth to guarantee that only the strong would survive. Now, as he takes his throne on […]

X-23 is Uncaged with Sideshow’s new Wolverine Premium Format Figure

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Sideshow has unveiled a new addition to its Marvel collectibles line with the upcoming Wolverine: X-23 Uncaged Premium Format Figure which is available to pre-order now, priced at $685; check out the promotional images here for both the standard and deluxe unmasked edition… Sideshow presents the Wolverine: X-23 Uncaged Premium Format™ Figure. This awesome Marvel […]

How Marvel’s X-Men ’97 Returned the Mutants to Their Glory

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Ricky Church on Marvel Studios’ X-Men ’97… When X-Men ’97 was first announced in 2021, the news was met with much excitement yet also some amount of trepidation. Fans of the iconic and beloved X-Men: The Animated Series had many questions about this revival: what would it look like? Would it keep its predecessor’s serious themes? Which modern stories […]